Combined grain-door strip and side-door-post protector



Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,197]

8. L. JOINERH COMBINED GRAIN DOOR STRIP AND S'IDE DOOR POSIPROTECTOR Fil d March 5, 1927 AW/ll/A I I I g2? 25 I 2.9 Z4 J y Z5 J0 K- ,V/ .5; J/ 65 I I a gmwnfo'o Patented Sept. 25, 1928;

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Application filedMarch 5, 1927. 4 Serial Il'ov 173,125.

The invention relates to a combined grain door strip and side post protector.

The'object of the present invention is to provide a simple, practical, and efficient com- 5 bined grain'door strip and side door post pro- 'the nails or other fastening devices penctrating the side door posts of the car and injuring the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined grain door strip and side i door post protector adapted to last as long as the car to which itjisapplied and capable of enabling the wooden strip which receives the fa'stening devices of the grain door to be removed when necessary and adapted to support thewooden strip 'at'opposite sides of the same and thereby enabling the said strip to last for a considerable length oftime be-' fore requiring removaland until it becomes necessary for the boxcar to be overhauled or rebuilt. 7

Another object of the invention is 'to pro-' vide a combined grain door strip and side door post protector which will'serve as a shield to prevent the hand trucks which are 5 employed for loading and unloading cars from coming in contact with and cutting,

marring or otherwise injuring the wooden door post o'fthe car. and which will present smooth rounded surfaces at the exposed cor- 4o ners of the metal housing for contact with hand trucks or other objects.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims'hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, pro

portion. and minor details of construction, within thescope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or'sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure I is a longitudinal sectional view of a car showing a portion of one of the side doors in elevation equipped with a combined grain door strip and side door post protector constructed 1n accordance with this construction.

view through one of the grain door strips Fig. 2 is a central. longitudinal sectional and side door post protectors partly broken a away to enable'it to be shown ona larger scale. 4

Fig. 3 is a'transverse sectional viewon'the 11118 33 of Fig. 2; l

Fig. 4 's a transverse sectional view of the combined grain door strip and side doorpost protectortaken at a point between the integral connecting bars and showing cone verging fastening devices .for securingthe wooden strip to the housing. a

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of a combined grain door strip and side door 0st ptrote'jctor equipped with-a T-s haped ller s rip. J

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a modification of the T-shaped filler .strip. and thehousing for the same.

Referring particularly to Figs. l'to' 3, in-

elusive, of the drawings, the combined grain door strip and side door post protectorconsists of a metallic housing constructed of any suitable material and composed of spaced side bars 1 and integral transversely disposed connecting bars or back portions 2 arranged at the center and ends of the metallic housing, as clearly illustrated-in Fig. 2 of the drawing, but any desired number of integral connect- .ing cross. pieces or bars 2 may, of course, be

employed, as I will be readily [understood The side bars may be made of any desired size and are preferably castings, and the space .or longitudinal opening. between the side bars receives a wood *filler strip 3, which is dovetailed into the housing. The side bars 1 are undercut at an angle or beveled at their inner sides at 4. Theside edges-5 of t e filler strip '3 are correspondingly bevelle the bevelsin the side edges of: thesaid. side bars 1 and to'provide tapered sideportions, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. 'A transversely tapered filler strip 3 is approximately semi-hexagonal or half prismshaped and is adapted to slide endwise into the tapered side bars of the housing; When the housing .is secured 1n" positio to the side of the door opening of a car, the

filler. strip will be securely retained in place.

" 'Also, the tapered. filler stri is secured to' the housing by means of bo ts 7 Whichpass through the filler strip and the integral cross bars of the housing at the centers of thesaid cross bars. The side bars 2 are also rounded extcriorly at 8 at the outer corners of the housing to present smooth rounded surfaces to hand trucks and other objects and prevent the same from being caught by the housing. Should a hand truck strike the housing, it will readily slide ofi the same and will not catch on the rounded'corner thereof. The bolt 7 has its head countersunk in the rear face of the cross bar 2 and the nut 9 is let into the filler strip as clearly shown in, Fig. 3 of the drawing. a suitable recess 10 being provided for each. ofthe nuts 9. This will arrange the outer faces of the nuts in flush relation with the outer face of the fillerstrip and not interfere with the arrangement of the boardsof the grain door on the housing and filler strip, and at the same time will prevent the nuts from turning while the bolts are being; tightened after the filler strip has been placed in position and before the housing is secured to the side of the car.

Also, the dovetailed filler strip. may, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, be secured in the metallic casing by inwardly convergingg fastening devices 11, and for this purpose the side flanges 12 of the metallic casing, the cross bar 13 and the filler strip 14 are provided with perforations 15 which extend through the device from the outer face of each flange to the inner face of the cross bar. The outer ends 16 of the perforations 15 are countersunk to receive. the

heads of the fastening; devices which are arranged in flush relation with the adjacent faces of the side flanges. Any suitable form of fastening devices may be employed and the fastening devices may extend beyond the metallic housing for securing; the same to the ear. Thefas teningdevices are designed to be arrang ged at any suitable intervals along the side bars both at the points where the transverse connecting bars occur and also at intermediate points.

' In Fig. of the drawings is illustrated another modification of the invention, in which a filler strip 17 approximately l -shaped in cross section is employed. lhe "'l"-shaped cross section. is interlocked with the metallic housing 18 and has laterally extending side flanges 19. and presents'flat faces to the inner faces of the metallic housing. Theside bars 20 of the metallic housing are grooved at 21 to receive and conform 'to the configuration of the laterally extending flanges of the filler strip. The filler strip is secured in the metallic housingby suitable fastening devices 22 arranged in perforations 23 disposed in parallelism and extending through the overhanging portions of the side bars and through the flanges of the filler strip and through the transverse connecting bars of the hous ing, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings The outer ends 24 of the perforations lln Fig. 6 of the drawing is illustrated a modification of the ll-shaped filler strip. in this form of the invention the filler strip 26 .is provided with laterally extending flanges 27 of increased size and a relatively narrow portion 28 is arranged between the side bars 29 of the metallic housing 30. are curved in cross section as shown, and the side flanges 2'? of the filler strip are rounded to present curved faces to the inner faces of the side bars of the metallic housing. lln the form of the invention shown in'l i a'. 5 the fastoning devices 22 are arranged parallel While in the present form of the invention converginn' fastening devices 31 are employed. The fa stenmo; devices 31 are arranged in convera 'in; perforations 32, which extend through the curved side bars 29, the laterally extendint: flanges 27 of the tiller strip, and the crossv bars of the metallic. casing.

What ll claim is:

l. A combined grain door strip and side door post protector located interiorly of a car The side bars at opposite sides of the door opening thereof 1 and comprising" a metallic housing composed of spaced longitudinal side bars consisting of angularly disposed flanges provided Wltl2- i smootneateriorly curved contact faces and having their inner side edges undercut. and

connected together at their baelr eda'es spaced cross pieces' a wood filler strip ran l in the metallic housing having" laterally proiecting side portions fitting" the undercut side edges of the said side bars. said filler strip being provided with a reduced front portion arranged between the side bars in flush relation with the outer faces thereof, said filler strip filling the space between the side bars of the h ousing, said filler strip being adapted to receive the fastenina'device of a gram door. anddevices piercing: the wood filler strips and the aforesaid back cross pieces whereby to secure the strip and housinn together.

2. A combined grain door strip and side door post protector located interiorly of the car at opposite sides of the door opening and comprising a inetallic housing including: spaced longitudinal side bars consistingof singularly disposed flanges provided with smooth exteriorly curved contact faces and having their inner side edges undercut. td provide a tapering intervening spacebetween the side bars, and a wood filler strip beveled at its side edges to provide tapering portions to fit the undercut edges and the tapered in- @3 V p i i 1,685,197

tervening space betweenthe side bars, said filler strip filling the space between the side bars and having a narrow portion located at the outer faces of the side bars and in flush relation with the same, the filler strip being adapted to-receive the fastening devices of a grain door, and devices piercing the front portions and also back portions of the housing and the wood filler strip to secure same together.

3. A combined grain door strip and, side I door post protector located interiorly of the car at opposite sides of the door opening and comprising" a metallic housing including spaced longitudinal side bars consisting of angularly disposed flanges provided with smooth exteriorly curved contact faces and having their inner side edges undercut to provide a tapering intervening space between the side bars, and a wood filler strip beveled at its'side edges to provide tapering portions to fit the undercut edges and the tapered intervening space between the side bars, said filler strip filling the space between the side bars and having a narrow portion located at the outer faces of the side bars and in flush relati on with the same, the filler strip being adapted to receive the fastening devices of a ,grain door, said combined grain door strip and, side post protector being provided at intervals with converging perforations extending through the side bars and through the tapered portions of the filler strip and back portions of the housing, and devices fitted in said converging perforations to secure the housing and strip together.

4. A combined grain door strip and side door post protector located interiorly of the car at opposite sides of the door opening and including a wooden filler strip, a metal back fitted against the car andto which the filler strip is secured, and a metal side flange arranged at an angle to the metal back at the door opening of the car and curved transversely and presenting a smooth exterior convex-contactface and overlying the adjacent my hand.

SYLVESTER L. J OINER. 

